Youth Charity Snow-Camp launches The Snowball Rally 2009

Teams wanted for the UK?s first ever skiing and snowboarding 3-day fundraising road trip!Youth charity Snow-Camp today launched a brand new fundraising event to support its work with inner-city young people. Snow-Camp hope that The Snowball Rally will capture the imagination of skiers and ....

TSA Urban sale starts tomorrow

Starting tomorrow (August 1st) all Animal clothing and Nike 6.0 clothing will be reduced by 25%. Plus selected lines of Vans clothing/footwear and Gravis flip flops will be 25% off. The TSA Urban range is available online and at these stores:London WestfieldLondon Covent GardenAll snowslope ..

MK park for this week including Park Strife

Here's the SNO!zone Milton Keynes park plan for the 30th and 31st July, plus Park Strife on Saturday 1st August. Park Strife also features the air bag on Rec 2.

Salomon introduce Custom Air Helmets

Salomon have come up with a solution for all those whose heads don?t fit the shape of their ski helmets.The new Custom Air Helmet features an ingenious adaptable pressure system which enables you to fit your helmet to your exact head shape, all at the touch of a button. Simply pump up the ....

Tamworth parks for Saturday and Tuesday

Here are the Tamworth SnowDome parks for this Saturday and the following Tuesday. Tuesday will host the Burton Freestyle Camp - places still available.

Snow predicted for Kendal Calling

Regular festival goers know all too well the need to pack for bad weather but this year it?s time to get ready for snow!In a UK first, SNO!zone has made this year?s Kendal Calling into the country?s coolest festival with the delivery of 50 tonnes of real snow which will be used to create the ....

Burton Freestyle Camps start at SnowDome this Tuesday

Bookings are going well, but there are still places available if you're quick.Tuesday 4th August & Tuesday 25th August 2009, 7pm ? 10.30pmThe SnowDome is proud to be hooking up with Burton snowboards again this summer to offer 2 fantastic camp sessions! The UK?s greatest team will be on ....

Win a size 66 Vans shoe with TSA

So the lovely people at Vans have given us a very limited size 66 Vans slip on checkerboard shoe! Yes you read correctly size a size 66 Vans shoe. So now you could win either, a massive Vans shoe, a Bataleon Evil Twin an uber limited edition Ride DFC poker set or a signed Jamie Lynn canvas print. ....

Compagnie Des Alpes reports record sales for 2008-9

The Compagnie Des Alpes (CDA), the world?s largest ski lift operator which runs more than a dozen leading French ski areas, has released its third quarter results which include the last month of the 08-09 ski season ? April 2009.The group reported record business with ski-lift ticket sales up ....

SCUK Twitters

Micro-blogging is all the rage apparently, so rather than be left behind with the latest fad, SCUK now has it's own feed on Twitter.Check it: www.twitter.com/snowboardclubFor those of you interested in keeping up with the latest on UK riders, you can also check out Soul Sports' Twitter ....

NZ Winter Games includes teams from all corners

100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games has reached all four corners of the world, even the steppes of Mongolia! The Mongolian National Ski Federation has submitted a team of three alpine skiers for the slalom, giant slalom and super G disciplines that will take place at Coronet Peak in Queenstown.....

Hemel park for the rest of this week

We didn't get this in time to post for Friday as wee were away, but here's The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead's park for the rest of this week.UPDATE: Apparently this is not actually what's been left out from after Friday. Instead...They have removed all the metal work and lumps of snow from ....

Details of Winter X Games Europe confirmed

ESPN, CANAL + Events and Tignes Ski & Snowboard Resort will launch the first Winter X Games Europe March 10-12, 2010. The event will be the first Winter X Games held outside the United States. The event will bring together ESPN's world class X Games franchise with France?s leading pay TV ....

SCUK upgrade tonight

Just a reminder that we plan to migrate www.snowboardclub.co.uk to a newer, faster server tonight. This will mean closing the forum from about 9pm. We hope the move will be complete by midnight.

Quiksilver Chromatophobia

QUIKSILVER CHROMATOPHOBIA - Snowboard contest ? Super Pipe La Plagne (France) ? 3rd April 2009 Quiksilver is creating a brand new winter meeting that will bring together the world's very best freestyle snowboarders in France, on Friday 3 April 2009. The last Super Pipe competition to be ....

Tom Hunt shines at Burton AM Tour in Grandvalira, Andorra

With a nice tan from the last stop of the Burton AM Tour, the crew packed their bags and moved down South. Adelboden, sunny and warm, inspired the first spring feelings in the Team. Now Andorra?! We were expecting pleasant ?t-shirt weather? and some nice baking under a hot sun? But along came ....

Episode 6 of White World

White World Episode 6 brings you highlights of the World Freeride Tour in Sochi Russia and the Air and Style. There is also a profile of Warren Smith, a review of the K2 obsethed and how to's.White World Episode 6 via Zapiks

Las Lenas invests in water and energy independence

Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina has invested in electricity generators for this current southern hemisphere Winter, allowing the resort to be self sufficient in power production and not reliant on the Argentinian national grid.The generators are part of a $50 million pesos investment which ....

Zoe Gillings 10th at Cypress

The two World Cup leaders Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Markus Schairer (AUT) have extended their lead in the race for the Crystal Globe by winning today?s fourth Snowboard Cross of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup staged at Cypress Mountain, Canada. In the ladies? final, the US-American ....

Clark and White claim halfpipe victory at Cypress

At the fifth Halfpipe contest of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup, Kelly Clark and Shaun White impressively underlined that the US-American Olympic Champion from 2002 and her fellow countrymen who won in 2006 are the top aspirants for another Gold medal at Vancouver 2010. Clark (42.6) secured ....

Swiss resort sold by internet auction

The Swiss ski area of Winterhorn looks to have been saved from bankruptcy after being put up for sale on an internet auction site.Claus Dangel, director of the Winterhorn resort, told the Swiss News Agency that a buyer had been found although the deal was not yet fully completed.The ski ....

New SCUK server

We have the new SCUK server up and running, with performance testing showing vast improvements over our current server. Testing is all complete and we expect to perform the live migration this Sunday or, more likely, Monday night after 10pm. Expect a little bit of downtime whilst that happens.....

The Snowboard Shop offer SCUK members 10% discount instore!

The Snowboard Shop is an independent snowboard retailer owned and run by snowboarders. We are based in Fleet, Hampshire and online at www.thesnowboardshop.co.uk . We stock the freshest snowboard kit on the market from the best brands; Burton (including Coalition), Forum, K2, Ride, Analog, 32, Lib ....

One of World?s highest resorts threatened by rubbish

Gulmarg in India, the world?s highest major ski area, is facing a ?tough battle? in dealing with non-biodegradable waste such as disgarded plastic water bottles and packaging material according to a report from environmental groups. The waste lies scattered beneath the route of the gondola, the ....

Joint winners at Oakley Arctic Challenge

Today, the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge kicked off with the ?Highest Air? format, a separate contest allocated only to straight Airs and does not account for Swatch TTR points. Daniel Josefsen (NOR) and Shayne Pospisil (USA) became the riders of the day in Linderudkollen, Oslo, both jumping 6.8m ....

BBC - Last Woman Standing (Want to apply?)

Finally women get the chance we?ve all been waiting for - to compete to become the Last Woman Standing ???Last Man Standing proved to be ground breaking viewing, mixing anthropology with fierce competition. Our six male athletes lived with indigenous peoples, trained with them, helped slaughter ..

Episode 7 of White World

White World reviews the freesking of St Moritz and Davos Klosters mountains. The show also features a slide show of Pally Learmond and the first clip of the week and crash of the week.White World Episode 7 via Zapiks

Show your support for a Chamonix halfpipe

We had an email from Kieran Sharp, asking whether we'd throw our support behind this worthwhile cause.Was wondering if you could help with a little project I've got going on; I'm trying to get the company of Mont Blanc to authorise building a half pipe in Chamonix for the next winter and beyond...

New six seater for Courchevel

Courchevel will install a new six seater chairlift for the coming season, equipped with the Magnestick system, to modernize the link between Courchevel 1850 and Courchevel 1650. This is the main part of a host of initiatives and improvements for the coming winter at the famous French resort.....

YES at TSA for 09/10

When TSA first heard that Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and DCP were the riders behind YES they knew that this was a brand that was going somewhere and one we wanted to be involved with, well they got it. The Snowboard Asylum will be the exclusive UK stockist for YES snowboards. The range won?t ....

TES at TSA for 09/10

10% discount with TheChaos

10% discount on footwear, clothing, accessories and hard goods from stock.5% discount on special order items not from stock.About The Chaos: The Chaos is an independent snowboard / skateboard specialist located in Darlington, North East of England. Our objective is to provide first class ....

LG Electronics extends title sponsorship of FIS Snowboard World Cup

The International Ski Federation (FIS) and LG Electronics are pleased to announce an extension of their cooperation whereby LG Electronics will continue to serve as the title sponsor of the FIS Snowboard World Cup for the 2009/10 season.?FIS is delighted to further build this partnership with ....

First stop at Halifax for the Westbeach SnowFlex Champs went off

Halifax kicked off the Westbeach Snowflex Series in Style on Saturday, with 40 competitors and a whole load of spectators to push them on, we saw some sick riding and skiing.The comp lasted all day with no one letting up. The standard of riding and skiing was super high with Jamie Nicholls ....

South Africa's only resort goes out of business

South Africa?s Tiffindell Ski Resort, the only ?proper? downhill ski resort in South Africa, has gone into provisional liquidation three months before the 2009 southern hemisphere ski season, which usually first in South Africa, begins.Tiffindell had invested in constant improvements and had ....

Monster Ski in Whistler for MS Trust

National multiple sclerosis charity the MS Trust is looking for skiers and snowboarders to sign up for its unique ?Monster Ski? challenge taking place in Whistler, host resort for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter games!Monster Ski offers skiers & riders the opportunity to ski some of the ....

Super Duper Pipe opens at Mammoth Mountain

Huge snowfalls in California have allowed Mammoth Mountain to finally open their giant half pipe for the winter ? more than three months after the resort opened for the season.Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Unbound Terrain Park Crew and more than five feet of fresh snow so far this ....

Oakley Jib-Vid registration

There?s only 2 weeks left to enter your team for Oakley Jib-Vid 2009 and be in with the chance of taking away the lions? share of the 10,000 euro prize purse! All you need is 3 people, filming and editing equipment; a concept and the determination to film and edit your idea in just 28 hours. If you ..

Riders go for double points in Japan ahead of final

With only a short time left to the Swatch TTR Tour Champion crowning at the 6Star Burton US Open and Roxy Chicken Jam, the race is on. The upcoming 5Star Nissan X-trail Asian Open which starts today in Alts Bandai, Japan, presents riders with a great chance to climb the world ranking. Countless ....

The BIG BANG Snowboard Show 2009

That?s right The BIG BANG Snowboard Show is back and it?s bigger and better than ever before. After the massive success of last year?s events we decided to up the ante and bring you more dates, more demo kit, more seminars, more coaching sessions and even more amazing offers.We will be hosting ....

Wildlife fund raising comp at MK

A great chance to grind and slide in aid of The Cheetah Conservation Fund and Marwell Wildlife at SNO!zone Milton Keynes on 31st July.

Park for this week at Hemel

Here's the slope layout for tonight's 4 hour freestyle session, plus what they'll be leaving out all week. Includes the ever-popular SCUK Box.

Northlander offer SCUK members 10% discount!

Nortlander are relatively new to the UK market. For over 15 years as Scandinavia?s largest and most successful operator, Nortlander has taken people to the alps. Operating in the finest and highest resorts, with a wide choice of accommodation enables you to choose that perfect holiday. Travel ....

Rocky-Peak Holidays offer SCUK members 10% discount!

Independently owned and operated, rocky-peak Holidays Ltd. is an insured incorporated Canadian Tour Operator which has been helping guests plan their ski and snowboard holidays in the Canadian Rockies and Western Canada for several years.Incorporated in early 2005, rocky-peak Holidays ....

Top riders and Olympic hopefuls to compete at 2009 Burton NZ Open

Top riders from around the world are lining up to compete at the Burton New Zealand Open (NZO), taking place from August 11-15, 2009 at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand. The first stop on the 2009/2010 Burton Global Open Series and a Swatch TTR 5Star event, the New Zealand Open will include ....

Saas-Fee Ride postponed

This year's Saas-Fee Ride 09 event has unfortunately been postponed until next summer due to unusual weather patterns over the past few days. Extremely high temperatures and the forecasted heavy rain for most of Friday and Saturday morning has made it impossible to shape the kicker for the Big Air ..

TheAirbag on the road this weekend

TheAirBag.net hits the road this weekend for what surely will be a busy set of events. On Friday we will be at Chill Factore in Manchester from 6:30 onwards. Then we travel down to The Tamworth Snowdome for our Saturday session, starting at 10pm. The sessions are 45 minutes long and booking is ....

Gillings 4th at Stoneham

After they already claimed victory a few days ago on the 2010 Olympic course at Cypress, Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Markus Schairer (AUT) also secured Gold at Stoneham last week and thus extended their Snowboard Cross World Cup lead. In the sixth SBX race of the current season of the LG Snowboard ..

Last chance to win a Westbeach jacket

We'll be drawing the winner of the Westbeach Skyline jacket this week, so now is your last chance to enter this SCUK competition.

Milton Keynes parks until 25th July

Here are the SNO!zone Milton Keynes parks for the next 10 days, including the permanent daily Summer of Love layout.

Liberty Mountain SnowFlex soon

Here's a video promoting the Liberty Mountain Snowflex� Centre Grand Opening in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA on the 29th August 09.As part of the festivities and to mark the occasion there will be a professional Snowflex� exhibition team from the UK in attendance competing with some of the best ....

World snow overview

www.skiinfo.com reports that the summer glacier ski areas of both Tignes in France and Saas Fee in Switzerland have received fresh snow in the past few days. Tignes received 5cm (two inches) of powder on Tuesday, July 7 taking upper slope depths to 180cm (six feet). Saas Fee, which has re-opened ....

More on the Summer Media Challenge

The Summer Media Challenge now has Demon accessories on board as a sponsor, as well as Landing beanies, Advitawear, Burn Extreme and One Love board store.Breaking news, Hemel Snow Centre have agreed to hold the prize giving, date for this to be confirmed soon!Registration is now open again, ..

Soko Yamaoka and Jeff Batchelor claim win in halfpipe night final at Stoneham

McKenna and Kilner finish 14th and 16th respectively.Soko Yamaoka (JPN) and Jeff Batchelor (CAN) have secured the victory in the season?s sixth halfpipe contest of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup. In the night finals held at Stoneham, Quebec, the Japanese rider successfully competed against ..

Goodbye Snow Train, hello Ski Train

The Snow Train service, which operated an overnight sleeper service between London and the French Alps has been axed by operator Rail Europe for the coming winter.The service, famous for its high quality staff and low quality French rolling stock had been reported to be growing business as ....

Kylie to play Ischgl

Ischgl, the showbiz centre of the Alps, has pulled off another coup by signing Kylie Minogue for the ski resort's end-of-season concert in May.Kylie follows in the footsteps of a galaxy of other superstars who have entertained skiers and boarders in the Austrian resort's traditional Top of ....

Austrian resorts cut off by huge snowfalls

www.Skiinfo.com reports that very heavy snowfall is great news for skiers but is causing major practical problems with the country?s infrastructure in the areas where the snow is heaviest. Several ski resorts are currently cut off with roads blocked by snowfalls that have passed six feet (two ....

Biggest ever NZ groomer order to enhance terrain parks

The largest single order of snow groomers in New Zealand history is making its way to the slopes of the country?s premier ski areas ahead of the 2009 snow season.Seven state-of-the-art Kassbohrer PB600 & PB400 series cats from Piston Bully in Germany are due to arrive in May and will further ....

Worldwide snow report for this week

Avalanche Warning Levels Hits Maximum As Austria Gets Six Feet Of Snow.Resorts cut off, roads closed and off-piste highly dangerous after huge snowfalls in Austria.Heavy snow on Canada?s East and West Coast New England snowfall near record levelsTen feet (three metres) of new snow in ....

Park for Chill Factore Quiksilver Rails, Bails and Large Ales

Friday 6th March 2009 sees the Quiksilver UK indoor freestyle night tour, 'Rails, Bails & Large Ales', arrive at Chill Factore. Graham MacVoy, park designer for the Red Bull Rail Storm amongst others, will be working with us to create the perfect playground for freestyle skiers and snowboarders. ....

Cardrona ready to launch in to winter

Keith Stubbs �2009, Tommy PyattCardrona Alpine Resort kicks off the 2009 season this Friday (26 June) welcoming skiers and boarders to enjoy the best opening snow conditions in over a decade, the resort will open all facilities and 100% of their extensively groomed trails. With good snowfalls ..

Liberty University SnowFlex opens in August

Liberty University of Lynchburg, Virginia plans to celebrate the grand opening of its new Snowflex� ski slope with a public event of professional exhibitions and open skiing and snowboarding on Aug. 29, 2009.The exhibitions will feature professional skiers and snowboarders from the United ....

K2, Salomon and Ride all arriving at TSA daily

If like many you will be itching to take those first runs of the new season. It could be slashing deep powder, blasting groomed runs or laps in the park. We are all no doubt looking forward to the return of white capped mountains and trips to resorts. So to get yourself all psyched up for the ....

Win an Evil Twin or Ride DFC poker set with TSA

Well it?s time for the first giveaway for the 2009/10 season and up for grabs we have the all new Bataleon Evil Twin. These snowboards have only just touched down in the UK.The Evil Twin is one of our fastest selling snowboards each year and there is so much justified hype around Bataleon at ....

Job at Document Snowboard Magazine

Document Snowboard is looking for a salesman. Or woman.We've just taken on a couple of new people to expand our sales operation and now need to ramp up Document's team. Working with editor James Bryant you'll be a key member of the team taking Document's take on snowboarding to the world.....

SnowDome Now15 - The Movie

A 13 minute short film featuring the NOW 15 freestyle event back in April, marking the 15th anniversary of the SnowDome!

Halifax details for Westbeach SnowFlex event

With under 2 weeks left until the first leg of the Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Series on July 18th, Halifax ski and snowboard centre have announced they will allow camping onsite for Friday and Saturday night! As if that wasnʼt enough they have an amazing offer of �10 to get some riding ....

SCUK discount with Tall Tees

UK TallTees, the UK?s premier source for 100% genuine extra long talltees are extremely pleased to announce the launch of their online shop www.talltees.co.uk.On top of their multi-buy offers, SCUK members get a further 10% off all retail purchases. Oh, and delivery is free!!Details of ....

Massive 50% sale on clothing at TSA

All 08/09 snowsports clothing, hats and gloves are now reduced by a huge 50%. So if you want to get hold of some half price outerwear and accessories get along to TSA Manchester or any of our Snowboard Asylum snowslope stores. It?s the perfect time to make the most of these big savings. Check ....

Win an Evil Twin with TSA

Well it?s time for the first giveaway for the 2009/10 season and up for grabs we have the all new Bataleon Evil Twin. These snowboards have only just touched down in the UK and you could win one by simply becoming a fan of The Snowboard Asylum on Facebook. That?s right, no entry form, postal vote, ....

Tamworth park for tonight

Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for tonight.

Cardrona read to launch in to winter

Keith Stubbs ©2009, Tommy PyattCardrona Alpine Resort kicks off the 2009 season this Friday (26 June) welcoming skiers and boarders to enjoy the best opening snow conditions in over a decade, the resort will open all facilities and 100% of their extensively groomed trails. With good ....

Indoor slope for Turkmenistan announced

Construction contracts have been awarded to companies from Turkey, Germany, Britain, United Arab Emirates and Russia for work on Turkmenistan?s Avaza tourist resort, which President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is reported to hope can become a "Las Vegas-style destination.?The Russian CARE-....

Report claims 13.3% decline in winter sports market last winter

The ski market fell by 13.3% overall across all sectors last season despite good early sales and excellent snow conditions according to the recently published Crystal Ski Industry Report 2009 from the UK?s leading ski tour operator. The Report is one of several British ski industry measures ....

Hemel park for this week

Here's the new park layout for The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead for the 3rd-9th July.Please be aware that Saturday's park is subject to change as there is a massive ski race meeting on and the park may have to be removed. Please check out the Hemel Freestyle Facebook page for late updates.

Tamworth park for SCUK Summer Bash

Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for this Saturday's SCUK Summer Bash.

MK park

Here's the SNO!zone Milton Keynes park for 9th and 10th July!

Westbeach Canada Day sale

Thatʼs kinda like buy one get one free of you bought 2 or even 2 for the price of 1? sweet heaven, could life get any better?Make sure you click on the link to get your parcel of joy? woop!store.westbeach.com

Demo and jam at Aberdeen

Spend Saturday 18th July at Aberdeen Snowsports Centre with BOARDERLINE and DC SNOWBOARDS who are hitting the dry mat with their extra special (not even on the shelves yet) 2010 board range!

K2 demo at Hemel on Friday

Pat Meurier from K2 is doing another demo on Friday at The Snow Centre. That's it :)

Lake Wanaka ski fields all open for 2009 season

Lake Wanaka?s 2009 ski season is officially underway with all four fields open for business.Good snowfalls throughout May combined with a prolonged period of cool and calm weather, ideal for snow making, has equipped the mountains across the region with one metre bases providing the best ....

Park plan for Saturday's FBBB No Snow Who Cares

Here's the hastily put together plan for the event at Bromley.

Boarders Boards offer SCUK members 15% off

Northamptonshire based Boarders' Boards was set up in 2008 to specifically cater for the needs of snowboarders who share our passion. Snowboards, snowboard bindings, snowboard jackets and snowboard boots are available online or in our shop at: 66 High Street, Weedon, Northamptonshire. Coupled with ..

See you in Tamworth for the SCUK Summer Bash

The weather is looking to be slightly cooler than of recent days, which is good, with a chance of some light showers. We'll see you there later today or at the slope Saturday evening. We have more goodies than you can shake a stick at!

Extra K2 and Ride discount at Conspiracy during July

Conspiracy have just received their order of K2 and Ride snowboards, so have loads of new goodies in store. They would like to offer all SCUK members an extra discount in store and online for July only with an extra 5% off any new K2, Ride or Salomon board. A whopping 15% off in total!SCUK ....

TSA's Bataleon stock now available online

As we reported a few weeks ago, TSA have taken an early delivery of Bataleon snowboards. The good news is that these are now available to buy online.

Work completed on Xanadu rail link in New Jersey

There may still be no confirmed opening date for the ?virtually complete? complex that is home to the first indoor snow slope in North America, but the latest part of the $2.2 billion jigsaw that will make it all work has been finished.A 2.3-mile long rail spur now connects the complex in the ....

ASK by TSA

Ever wanted to ask your favourite rider a question but never got close, well now you can.Get The Snowboard Asylum to ASK on your behalf.All new for this season we are giving you the chance to put the pro?s in the hot seat and ask our assembled list of �ber shredder absolutely anything. We?....

Indoor slope plan for Utah turned down

Plans for a huge theme park, 20 times the size of Disneyland, including an indoor snow slope, in the Utah town of Hurricane, have been unanimously rejected by the Hurricane City Council.The plans by an organisation called Our World Family LLC to build the theme park and educational resort were ....

FBBB at Bromley for No Snow Who Cares this Saturday

FBBB return once again to Bromley dryslope for No Snow Who Cares? all levels ski & snowboard jam. Collaborating with L&SERSA (London & South Eastern Regional Snowsports Association), the event is going to be a relaxed all day affair with music from DJ ch!co and friends, food & drink at the lodge ....

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